| 单词 | demoiselle crane |
| 释义 | demoiselle crane in British English (dəmwɑːˈzɛl kreɪn) noun another name for demoiselle (sense 1) demoiselle in British English (dəmwɑːˈzɛl) noun 1. Also called: demoiselle crane, Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts 2. a less common name for a damselfly 3. another name for damselfish 4. a literary word for damsel Word origin C16: from French: young woman; see damseldemoiselle crane in American Englishnoun a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye Word origin [1680–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, gangway, knockdown, skyrocket, turnoffExamples of 'demoiselle crane' in a sentence |
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